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Method of producing a very soft polyolefin spunbonded nonwoven fabric
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1990-08-09
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Granted: 1992-01-07
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Expires: 2010-08-09
Abstract
Abstract The polyolefin spunbonded nonwoven fabric is defined as (A) being formed of continuous polyolefin fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 3 denier, (B) having basic weight between 30 g/m 2 and 15 g/m 2 , and (C) having √S MD ×S TD of 2.5 g or below, wherein S MD and S TD are respectively the softnesses in the machine and transverse directions as measured by a handle-O-meter. The method of producing a strip of very soft polyolefin nonwoven fabric by directing polyolefin continuous fibers in a fixed direction, comprises the steps of: orienting the axes of the continuous fibers in the direction in which the continuous fibers are fed so as to form a web having a warp orientation factor (the maximum tensile strength in the direction in which the continuous fibers are fed, i.e., in a machine direction/the maximum tensile strength in a transverse direction) of 3.0 or above; and then applying wave-like crepes propagated in the machine direction to the web by creping the web.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshinori Kobayashi
- 👤 Naoyuki Tamura
- 👤 Takanobu Sakai
- 👤 Yoshinori Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 17:59
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H3/00; D04H3/005; D04H3/007; D04H3/08; D04H3/16; D04H3/02; D04H3/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/24446; Y10T428/27; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
A method of producing a very soft polyolefin nonwoven fabric by continuously directing polyolefin continuous fibers within a plane in a fixed direction and continuously drawing off attenuated and collected filaments of the polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of flow of the polyolefin fibers so as to obtain a web-like nonwoven fabric; said fabric being formed of continuous polyolefin fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 3 denier as main fibers; said fabric having a weight between 30 g/m 2 and 15 g/m 2 ; said polyolefin continuous fibers being oriented substantially in the direction of draw-off said filaments so as to form a web in which the warp orientation factor, represented by F 1 /F 2 , where F 1 represents the maximum tensile load in the direction of draw-off of the fabric, while F 2 represents the maximum tensile load in the direction perpendicular to the direction of orientation per unit width, is not smaller than 3.0; said fabric having a geometrical mean S MD ×S TD of 2.5 g or below, wherein S MD and S TD represent, respectively, the softness in the machine and transverse directions as measured by a handle-O-meter; and then subjecting said web to a crepe treatment so as to impart to said web wave-like crepes which propagate in the same direction as the direction of draw-off of said filaments.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
228 words
A method of producing a very soft polyolefin nonwoven fabric by continuously directing polyolefin continuous fibers within a plane in a fixed direction and continuously drawing off attenuated and collected filaments of the polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of flow of the polyolefin fibers so as to obtain a web-like nonwoven fabric; said fabric being formed of continuous polyolefin fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 3 denier as main fibers; said fabric having a weight between 30 g/m 2 and 15 g/m 2 ; said polyolefin continuous fibers being oriented substantially in the direction of draw-off said filaments so as to form a web in which the warp orientation factor, represented by F 1 /F 2 , where F 1 represents the maximum tensile load in the direction of draw-off of the fabric, while F 2 represents the maximum tensile load in the direction perpendicular to the direction of orientation per unit width, is not smaller than 3.0; said fabric having a geometrical mean S MD ×S TD of 2.5 g or below, wherein S MD and S TD represent, respectively, the softness in the machine and transverse directions as measured by a handle-O-meter; and then subjecting said web to a crepe treatment so as to impart to said web wave-like crepes which propagate in the same direction as the direction of draw-off of said filaments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein F 1 is 4 kg/5 cm-width or above and F 2 is 0.5 kg/5 cm-width or above.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said polyolefin is: a homopolymer or copolymer of an α-olefin selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-hexane, 1-heptene, 1-octene and 1-decane; a copolymer of an α-olefin, as defined above, and an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride of an unsaturated carboxylic; or a mixture thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said web having the warp orientation factor of 3.0 or above is formed by receiving the polyolefin continuous fibers spun from a spinning head on a moving collecting surface moving in a direction so as to orient said polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of movement of said moving surface; and said web is creped by receiving said oriented web on the surface of a rotary roll, and pressing said web between said rotary roll and a pressing member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said web having the warp orientation factor of 3.0 or above is formed by receiving the polyolefin continuous fibers spun from a spinning head on a moving collecting surface moving in a direction so as to orient said polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of movement of said moving surface; and said web is creped by receiving said oriented web on the surface of a rotary roll, and pressing said web between said rotary roll and a pressing member.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
192 words
A method of producing a very soft polyolefin nonwoven fabric by: continuously directing polyolefin continuous fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 3 denier within a plane in a fixed direction and continuously drawing off attenuated and collected filaments of the polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of flow of the polyolefin fibers so as to obtain a web-like nonwoven fabric oriented in the direction of draw-off of said filaments so as to form a web in which the warp orientation factor, represented by F 1 /F 2 , where F 1 represents the maximum tensile load in the direction of draw-off of the fabric and F 2 represens the maximum tensile load in the direction perpendicular to the direction of draw-off of the fabric per unit width, is not smaller than 3.0; and subjecting said web to a crepe treatment so as to impart to said web wave-like crepes which propagate in the same direction as the direction of draw-off of said filaments so as to have a real weight under crepe being stretched of 29 g/m 2 or below and have an appearance weight of 30 g/m 2 or below.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
192 words
A method of producing a very soft polyolefin nonwoven fabric by: continuously directing polyolefin continuous fibers having a fineness of 0.5 to 3 denier within a plane in a fixed direction and continuously drawing off attenuated and collected filaments of the polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of flow of the polyolefin fibers so as to obtain a web-like nonwoven fabric oriented in the direction of draw-off of said filaments so as to form a web in which the warp orientation factor, represented by F 1 /F 2 , where F 1 represents the maximum tensile load in the direction of draw-off of the fabric and F 2 represens the maximum tensile load in the direction perpendicular to the direction of draw-off of the fabric per unit width, is not smaller than 3.0; and subjecting said web to a crepe treatment so as to impart to said web wave-like crepes which propagate in the same direction as the direction of draw-off of said filaments so as to have a real weight under crepe being stretched of 29 g/m 2 or below and have an appearance weight of 30 g/m 2 or below.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein said continuous directing and drawing-off of said continuous polyolefin fibers comprises receiving said polyolefin continuous fibers spun from orifices on a moving collecting surface, moving in a direction so as to orient said polyolefin continuous fibers in the direction of movement of said moving surface; and said crepe treatment comprises receiving said web on the surface of a rotary roll, and pressing said web between said rotary roll and a pressing member to impart the continuous wave-like crepes to said web.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein a lubricant is coated on a portion of said substantially oriented web which will contact said pressing body, said lubricant being coated on said portion of said substantially oriented web upstream of said pressing body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said lubricant is water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said lubricant is coated on said substantially oriented web in an amount of between 0.1 and 1 g/m 2 .
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